Echo Global Logistics, Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, announced that Roadtex, an Echo company, has opened two new locations, in Greenville, South Carolina, and just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Both locations offer different benefits, including improved technology, increased square footage, expanded transportation and warehousing capabilities, and additional capacity.
“These new locations enable Roadtex to further increase our nationwide footprint and better service our clients By expanding our solutions in both locations, we are better positioned to deliver the high-quality shipping and warehousing our clients count on.”
– Frank Hurst, Executive Vice President of Operations.
The new facilities were selected for their strategic locations, enabling Roadtex to provide top-of-the-line service in logistics-friendly areas. These facilities provide an increase of 50,000 square feet, state-of-the-art temperature-controlled technology and tools, and are food-grade and FDA-certified. As a leader in temperature-controlled shipping and warehousing, Roadtex provides solutions for a variety of industries, including confectioneries, food and beverage, and healthcare products. As a result, many of the business’s clients include Fortune 500 companies.
“Our new facilities come equipped with new technology. In addition to GPS tracking of trailer locations, enabling us to monitor temperature-controlled shipments on the road, we’re also implementing electronic manifesting for real-time track and trace, greatly reducing the risk of loss and further advancing our services.”
– Matt Zucconi, Vice President of Operations at Roadtex.
Roadtex is a nationwide leader in temperature-controlled shipping and warehouse services. With 32 food-grade terminals strategically located across the country, Roadtex specializes in time-definite solutions. Its network and technology simplify shipping for mass merchants, providing peace of mind to ensure shipments arrive on time, intact, and damage-free. In 2022, Roadtex was acquired by Echo Global Logistics, a provider of technology-enabled transportation management services.
Echo Global Logistics, Inc., is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Headquartered in Chicago with more than 60 locations across North America, Echo offers freight brokerage and managed transportation solutions for all major modes, including truckload, partial truckload, LTL, intermodal, cross-border, temperature-controlled shipping and warehousing, and warehouse services. Named one of Newsweek’s Most Trusted Companies in America, Echo leverages its advanced, web-based and mobile app technology, analyzing data from its network of more than 50,000 transportation providers to help its 35,000 clients simplify the critical tasks involved in transportation management.